Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey; hardship our garment; constancy and valor our only shield. We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible.

Winston Churchill

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World War II

Speaker

Winston Churchill

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. Report on the war. House of Commons meeting. 8 Oct. 1940, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "'We can take it!' 8 October 1940, House of Commons." Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches. Hyperion, 2005.

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In war: resolution. In defeat: defiance. In victory: magnanimity. In peace: goodwill.

Winston Churchill

The Second World War

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Topic
Magnanimity in war World War II

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Winston Churchill
Source
The Second World War
Genre
Historical literature
Language
English
Time
20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Moral of the Work." The Second World War. Vol. 1, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1948.

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The enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is indeed incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization. Such being the case, how are we to save the millions of our subjects, or to atone ourselves before the hallowed spirits of our imperial ancestors?... It is according to the dictate of time and fate that we have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all the generations to come by enduring the unavoidable and suffering what is insufferable.

Emperor Hirohito

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Nuclear weapons World War II
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Emperor Hirohito
Medium
Radio broadcast Speech
Genre
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Language
Japanese
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Emperor Hirohito. The Jewel Voice. 15 Aug. 1945, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan. Broadcast.

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Americans traditionally love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Patton

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Topic
American character Americans War World War II
Speaker
General George S. Patton
Actor
George C. Scott
Source
Patton
Medium
Film
Genre
Biography (film) War (film) Biography War
Language
English
Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

Patton. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. 20th Century Fox, 1969.

Another quote from 1940

It is a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it: if you utterly decline to make do with what you can get, then somehow or other you are very likely to get what you want.

W. Somerset Maugham

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Getting what you want

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W. Somerset Maugham
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Maugham, William Somerset. "The Treasure." The Mixture as Before. William Heinemann/Doubleday Doran, 1940.

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Parties must ever exist in a free country.

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Edmund Burke
Source
On Conciliation with America
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1775 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with America." House of Commons. 22 Mar. 1775, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England, UK.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.